The Last Escape of Billy the Kid - Live Tour

[@crazy4277]

Excellent job disspelling some of the myths and explaining what historically happened... Thoroughly enjoyable! Thanks - Mark P

[@chipmusick682]

THANK YOU SO MUCH...for telling the TRUTH about that bullet hole!!!!! GREAT WORK!

[@russellhurst3041]

probably the best I have heard it told, great job!!

[@badhossmaps]

Wow, thanks!

[@ontherunplmr1218]

WOW excellent presentation, as a Brit I was lucky enough to visit Lincoln in July 2023, standing at the window where Billy stood was a bit of a special moment in a Two week visit to various locations. I was surprised at the time of how few people there were around plus that from memory it was only on Thursday that the Courthouse etc were open. Again great job on presenting the story Best regards

[@badhossmaps]

Thank you! We're working on some more content for Lincoln now. We hope you enjoy it too.

[@bradgaines]

That was great. Awesome speaker.

[@bannedfromtheshow8188]

Very well done. Billy's life is so interesting.

[@jwernig78]

this is awesome!!!! would definitely watch more of these old west history walk throughs showing the real location of events!! subscribed!

[@jwernig78]

@Tim Roberts even more on location Lincoln County War stuff would be great! Tunstalls murder, Brady/Morton, Battle of Lincoln, etc!

[@martinjarvie4925]

Really fascinating stories much appreciated. Best from the UK 🇬🇧 hoping to visit one day.

[@badhossmaps]

Please do!

[@premierhoner614]

Very nice old West history. Thank you very much for sharing this.. Long live the wild West.......

[@ElverGalarga-ob9vo]

My great great grandpa was on the trial of Billy the kid in mesilla nm. Crazy

[@melissa9375]

Excellent tour and description of the events - the best I have seen on youtube. Hoping you will do more, especially of Ft. Sumner!

[@badhossmaps]

Thank you! Will do!

[@jaintly]

I’ve always wanted to visit Lincoln, and if I do, I hope that you can give a tour as great as this one. Very well done. Thanks!

[@badhossmaps]

I hope so too!

[@sharonw2475]

Hope you make it there, but remember that the Kid was murdered/buried in the "old" Lincoln.

[@stevemccarty6384]

I've been to Lincoln four times. The first in 1974. I also visited the BTK museum in the town of Fort Sumner. I visited the Kid's grave in the old Fort Sumner cemetery. The stone headstone and concrete tops of the three graves were there. I don't think the metal fense was around the grave yet, but it has been a long time. I also visited the Old Court House that Billy escaped from and killed Bell and Olinger. It has been half a century since I first visited Lincoln and not much has changed. The last time I was there was in 2010. In 1997 my wife and I got a room in the Patron B&B, which is no longer in business, but that was a truly wonderful experience. Billy had carved his initials in the wooden door jam. Also the Patron adobe house was not much changed since Billy's day. The hosts explained to us how to work the windows in an adobe building and while no AC it was cool as can be! Billy had actually be housed in the room next to ours when he was awaiting his pardon that never came. Another guest was a movie maker who had put together a documentary about Billy and we had wonderful, long beer fueled conversations that went well into the night. It was one of the best experiences of my life!

[@CleaningLady1972]

Makes me want to visit this place. Thank you for the tour online.

[@andreww8941]

Super fascinating and excellent vid/explanation!!! Very very much appreciated and hope you have more coming in the future. Great job!!

[@badhossmaps]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@andreww8941]

Awesome stuff!!! Really well done and great explanation. Much appreciated!

[@Dravenbelmont]

Before I Die I MUST SEE THIS

[@jonathanbaggs4275]

Man, when i went there in april 1992, it was almost a ghost town. No tour guides, just a lady at a museum, and the courthouse was open but deserted. I got to wander around it at my leisure. One day, I've got to go back. Love your presentations!

[@badhossmaps]

Thank you! Lincoln is generally a sleepy community, but depending on the time of year, it can be pretty busy. One of the things that sets Lincoln apart is that it is a place where you take your time and really soak up its history. We have some great new content in the works. We hope you enjoy it!

[@Coyote1.618]

Hello Bob! Best $1.80 I ever spent.. Bye Bob!

[@Coyote1.618]

@Tim Roberts He was true American Robin Hood..

[@asullivan4047]

Interesting and informative. Excellent photography job pics/maps enabling viewers to better understand what the orator was describing. Class A research project. Excellent virtual tour of the building. I had the good fortune to visit Lincoln perhaps 30 years ago. A very good investment preserving the building. It's my understanding a 9 foot tall bronze statue of the kid. Was erected a few years ago.

[@badhossmaps]

Thank you! We have more videos coming. The bronze sculpture, unfortunately, was never acquired due to a variety of complications.

[@srp960]

Very good history lesson. I hope to come visit and take the tour when I travel through there in the near future.

[@mr31337]

Awesome tour thanks! Loved it. However, there is no historical record that Ollinger's shotgun was in the armory as you attest. The only mention in any historical document regarding the location of the shotgun comes from Pat Garrett's own book... An Authentic Life, Chapter XXII: _"He then ran to my office and got a double-barrelled shot-gun. This gun was a very fine one, a breech-loader, and belonged to Olinger."_ Sounds like he was exceedingly familiar with the weapon and knew exactly where it was kept. Regardless, Garrett's account on this matter is the only one we have. Thank you for your hard work keeping history alive!

[@JesusIzLord0911]

You’re a great story teller. I’m always facilitated by Billy the kid , I’ve been to the museum in Fort sumner but I have to take a trip to Lincoln next.

[@alyssabeam5062]

I've been several times to Lincoln and the last time was in 2021, and the lady that was there told us they had did testing on top of the stairs and there was a lot of blood right where bell would have gotten hit on the top of the head by Billy

[@mikepulis4618]

Incredible background and detail. Great presentation!

[@davebergmann5177]

Been there, definitely worth a visit!!

[@timbrantley6425]

Loved the video

[@jameswinter6125]

Great presentation.

[@DAVES696]

I really enjoyed this

[@irvingr.fatback886]

Billy the Kid loved shopping at the mall.

[@sharonw2475]

I thought I had seen him there, and by golly he really was!

[@adrianjos04]

Brushy Bill Roberts described how the top story of the building was very accurately when he entered it with the lawyer who recorded his stories....... Brushy Bill said he asked Bell to undo his floor lock ( he was chained to the floor ) so he could go to the outhouse. When Bell went into Garrets office to get the key Billy slipped one hand out of the cuff.... When Bell bent down to undo the lock, Billy hit him across the head with the loose part of the chain and grabbed Bells revolver. ( Bells injury report states clearly that he had cuts to the head ) He then instructed Bell to go into the armory ( he intended to lock him inside while he made his escape ) As Bell Passed the stairs he lunged down the steps....Billy claimed thas as his legs were shackled ( could only take small steps ) , he had to jump/dive and slide across the floor to get to the steps. He fired Bells gun as he slid to the top of the staircase....the bullet hit the wall and bounced off entering Bell under his arm and came out the other side.

[@jamesbrackins2614]

He sounds like congressman Jim Jordan, enjoyed this, learned a lot

[@dunbar555]

Great video

[@badhossmaps]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@alabamadirtpirates3767]

I've been in that room and sat at that table it was awesome

[@anotherone1001]

Excellent presentation ! I wonder why they don't do a re - enactment of this.

[@badhossmaps]

We do! Since the 1940s, locals have put on the annual Last Escape of Billy the Kid, performed at the amphitheater next door to the courthouse, the first weekend in August. Hope you can make it out sometime.

[@MrBoryder]

Just an incredible video! I've been reading/researching Billy for several years now, and some of the things you state in the video were new to me---especially the ones which dispute what i believed were facts: the bullet hole at the bottom of the stairs, for example. Would you mind listing some of your sources? It would help me a great deal in my knowledge of the Kid.

[@badhossmaps]

We've got something very special in the works that will absolutely answer all of your questions and more. Stay tuned! You can also find us on Facebook where we will be making announcements.

[@MrBoryder]

@@badhossmaps Excellent! Thanks for the info.

[@alice_evermore]

Great job! *

[@dancassidy6708]

some yrs ago forensic scientist who also did work at the oj simpsom murder trial back in the 90, came and used a chemical that show blood on surfaces even though it had been cleaned up and was not easily visible to the naked eye. anyway, i got a photo that purported to show a massive amt of blood at the top of the 2nd floor stairway where bell and him tangled and bell ended up killed. i actually got the photo at this location. so what of this?

[@keepaway7896]

My name is Billy and I was a kid once

[@olskool3967]

it is not 18 buckshot in each barrel. there is only 9 buckshot in each shell. 18 total for both barrels!

[@badhossmaps]

I misspoke. Thank you for pointing that out!

[@butcharmstrong8275]

Murphy was not a nice guy.... he was very crooked to the various ranchers and cowboys in that area. My Gr. Grand Father was a Constable Judge just not far from here....But was East of Lincoln across the Texas line at a place called Tascosa, TX.... the court House is still standing there and is now a Museum along with a cemetery. I am a gr. Grand Daughter of Marion R. Armstrong.

[@shable1436]

Well who's that

[@danielwebster5748]

According to Billy, ollinger was no longer here, he always patted the shotgun and said these have 18 bucks the feller that gets these will certainly know it and according to Billy he told ollinger just make sure you aint the feller.

[@ostihpem]

Pretty good tour guide. Sticks to the facts and do not sell too many fairy tales.

[@danielwebster5748]

He got blamed for the killing of sheriff Brady who was little more than a Murphy henchman but Matthews was there at the time Billy hated Matthews as you said he would have been shooting at Matthews I believe but regardless Billy got blamed for all of it even though there was multiple people shooting at the sheriff. Billy was actually wounded by Matthews who was hiding behind a barrel a bullet from Matthew's ripped a gash in Billy sly

[@mistervacation23]

For a young lady around here you can even see these even the round things behind it now of course they changed over time but right now . Actually kind of close to him since I'm standing here and he's doing that autograph and there's Billy right there but you'd stand and then look how far down is it I think that's just me and Bob and you can see that and you can see the planks

[@shable1436]

Do what?

[@mistervacation23]

@@shable1436 oh hell I guess I'm going to have to password this phone off my kids got a hold of it again. That's what happens when you work nights and sleep during the day

[@og_gilly3764]

Felt like I was in Lincoln NM for a second lol

[@LUCKYB.]

Them 5 that did go to trial were Murphy Dolin Boys .

[@raylancrockett]

I would imagine armed townspeople kept them at bay, but you gotta know that those other 5 prisoners were sure thinking about skinning out!

[@brunoxxx8776]

Brushey Bill!

[@brunoxxx8776]

However no mention of Bushey Bill!

[@obizzil]

The bullet hole was not pit there by billy the kid rather a promoter/ owner I believe but it wasn’t billy they will tell you that themselves

[@vikasbist8362]

Billy The Kid

[@mistyjames810]

⭐🤠⭐🤠

[@sofiemendoza6732]

Inteŕesting facts

[@abrahamhicks3709]

What everyone keeps forgetting is the real fact as to what Billy was doing and defending and fighting against!!!!!

[@LD-gh6qr]

I have always been interested in whether today's Americans know their European roots and what they think about being European themselves. Because if you take an Apple tree from Italy, for example, and plant it in Japan, it will not start bearing Grapes, but will establish an Apple, the same happens with people. My question is do you feel European or what? Thanks.

[@marcturk4410]

All the corruption The Kid fought, is the very same situation,we the people are fighting today, just more modern ,👍

[@johnpierce2095]

gonna add maybe killed in fortsumner im still on the fence with that either way

[@gr0ov3]

i LIKEE IT SO MUCVH i NOTICED THAT A SNAKE GETS EASILIY KILLED

[@ValMartinIreland]

They all seem to have had Irish names.

[@badhossmaps]

Many of them were indeed Irish!

[@jackiemoon7559]

I thought I knew everything about this story,sure didn't know Billy double tapped ol Bob...

[@bozobaz30]

It's crazy that a murderer is a hero

[@gr0ov3]

you believed so but biggy was it

[@TinaDelong-rs3dv]

read about the murder of John Tunstall and you will understand billy was like he was Tunstall was murdered

[@lenisbennett3062]

It's been said that Billy the Kid was a pervert and a deviant and probably had carnal knowledge of his horse

[@bannedfromtheshow8188]

Very well done. Billy's life is so interesting.

[@timbrantley6425]

Loved the video